2. When litter training your Ferret use the bare minimum items in the cage. This means a litterbox filled with litter, a thick towel and a water and food dish attached to the cage. Remove all the shelving from the cage.
3.When your Ferret wakes up, make sure to leave it in the cage until it has relieved itself into the litterbox. If it looks as though the Ferret is backing up on the outside of the litterbox, scoop it up and set it in the box. If you missed it and your Ferret went beside the box, pick up the "poop" carefully and place it into the litterbox. This will help your little friend with the idea that it needs to go into the box -- not outside. It will also discourage your Ferret friend from digging in the litter box.
4.Do this for about two or three days, then add the first shelf and move the food and water to that shelf. After about two more days add another shelf and use it for the Ferrets sleeping shelf attaching a bed to it firmly. If your friend has a relapse, remove the top shelf again and move the bed back to the bottom next to the litterbox.
5.Continue until your Ferret successfully and consistantly uses its box.
6.When training outside the cage, place several litterboxes around the room and watch your ferret closely. If it looks like your friend is backing up against a wall, scoop your friend up quickly and carry it to the nearest box. This too will take patience and observation. There are however some accidents at times, but with constant observation and persistance these accidents will be limited.
Pictured below is a cage with the bare minimum essentials for litterbox training.
